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♂ George Clayes
aliasGeorge Clayes
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Québec 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth c. 1831 → 193 years ago
Lived ± 57 years
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age ± 56 years
Death 3 March 1888 → 136 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

George Clayes (c.1831–1888)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Well that's interesting!
Clayes, a Québec Liberal from Missisquoi, did not win the riding provincially in 1871, nor federally in 1878 or 1882. He died in office at the age of 57, one year after winning it in the 1887 federal general election.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 0 9

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George B. Baker  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Josiah S. Brigham  m 
 
Eligible: 3,489 Votes: 1,684 Participation: 48.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14914(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±40
QLP
 2/3 521 30.94% -399 Winner:
CONS
 920 54.63% Josiah S. Brigham
Eligible: 3,574 Votes: 2,682 Participation: 75.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19151(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±47
LIB
 2/2 1,209 47.15% -146 Winner:
LC
 1,355 52.85% George B. Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,699 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19347(F) — 28 Nov 2021 16:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±51
LIB
 2/2 1,273 47.17% -153 Winner:
LC
 1,426 52.83% George B. Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,285 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19555(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±56
LIB
 1/3 1,590 48.40% +180 Loser:
LC
 1,410 42.92% George B. Baker
After his election:
3 Mar 1888 ±57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,017 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
27 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19704(F) — 28 Nov 2021 18:02 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±57		 Successor:
LIB
 1,617 53.60% Daniel B. Meigs

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Clayes, M.P.		 23 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Clayes, député		 23 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Clayes		 23 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Clayes		 23 Dec 2023

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